Report on American College of Cardiology 66th
Annual Scientific Conference,

17-19th March 2017, Washington
DC

I am immensely grateful to have
received a travel bursary from the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) to
co-fund my attendance at the above international conference. This was an
important meeting for me in many regards, not just for education and CPD. I was
part of the invited Faculty, a Speaker and also co-investigator on a major
late-breaking clinical trial presentation. In addition to networking with
international clinical colleagues, I had industry meetings to explore UK
participation in early-phase clinical trials, and had meetings with BCS
officers to develop Education strategy for 2017-2018.

Presentation Title or Role: Stress
MRI is the Test of Choice for Ischemia Assessment.

My role in the debate was for the
motion (Pro) and I was debating against Professor Prem Soman (Pittsburgh, PA), (Associate
Editor, Journal of Nuclear Cardiology; & Chair, Imaging Council, American
College of Cardiology (2014-15)). Hopefully I convinced the audience that my
viewpoint was correct.

In addition to my roles outlined
above, I attended all of the late breaking clinical trials sessions throughout
the conference and witnessed first-hand many landmark trials being presented,
which will undoubtedly shape cardiology practice internationally.

Once again, I am hugely grateful to the
BCS for their support of my attendance at ACC2017.